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Portsmith

Portsmith is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, Portsmith had a population of 314 people.
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  • Type: Suburb with 314 residents
  • Description: suburb of Cairns in Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: “Portsmith, Cairns”, “Portsmith, Queensland”, and “Portsmith, Queensland, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include HMAS Cairns and Cairns Hospital.

Military installation
Photo: Fosnez, Public domain.
is a Royal Australian Navy base located adjacent to the on the shore of in , , Australia. Although used regularly as a port-of-call since before World War II, a permanent RAN presence was not established until 1971, when a maintenance and support base for patrol boats was set up.

Hospital
Photo: Mondberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, known as the Cairns Base Hospital between 1932 and 2013, is the largest major hospital in , Australia. It is located at 165 The Esplanade, Cairns North, . is situated 3 km north of Portsmith.

Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a heritage-listed military building at Grafton Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, , Australia. It was built in 1942 by the Queensland Department of Public Works. is situated 2½ km north of Portsmith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bungalow and Parramatta Park.

Suburb
is an inner suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 2,358 people.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the Cairns Region, , Australia. In the 2021 census, had a population of 3,621 people.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, , Australia. It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District. In the 2021 census, had a population of 3,616 people.

Portsmith

Latitude
-16.94152° or 16° 56′ 30″ south
Longitude
145.76782° or 145° 46′ 4″ east
Population
314
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
5RM73Q59+94
Open­Street­Map ID
node 273339155
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11204313
Wiki­data ID
Q31039488
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In Other Languages

“Portsmith” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Portsmith”

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